“SIRVA” and The Flu Shot- how We Can Help

We have touched on what a SIRVA injury is and the types of compensation for SIRVA injuries on our blog before. However, as we have seen many SIRVA injuries as the result of the flu shot injection and flu shot season is well under way, we thought it would be timely to discuss how we can assist those who have SIRVA injuries and may be eligible for compensation.

“SIRVA” stands for shoulder injury related to vaccine administration. Our firm is experienced in representing individuals with SIRVA injuries in claims against the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program “NVICP”. Often clients come to us after they have spent months in severe pain and suffered with limited range of motion. They frequently have trouble or are unable to complete routine tasks such as dressing or washing their hair. Commonly the pain will keep them awake at night and they are unable to find a comfortable position to sleep in. Many have had to take time off from work as they were unable to perform the tasks that their jobs required of them. Furthermore, clients often incur significant medical bills while searching for relief from their vaccine injury.

In order to receive compensation for your injury you must meet certain criteria. You may meet the criteria for compensation even if you have achieved a full recovery from your injury. If eligible, you may be entitled to compensation for the pain and suffering you experienced, or continue to experience, in addition to payment for lost earnings. Lost earnings can include those which you incurred when you were unable to work, for example if you stayed home to recover from surgery or simply were unable to work due to an inability to use your arm. We have also worked with clients who have severe SIRVA cases and are unable to find any treatment to heal or alleviate their injury and cannot return to work, if this is the case you may also have a claim for future lost wages. Additionally, we work with clients to determine what out of pocket medical expenses they have incurred and expect to incur due to the vaccine injury as they too may be compensated.

Richard and Nikki work closely with each client to truly understand what they have endured as a result of their vaccine injury. This allows us to properly advise you as to what compensation you may expect to receive in comparison to similar cases and to properly advocate on your behalf.  When our firm is contacted by a person who believes he, she, or a family member may have suffered a Vaccine Injury, there is no fee to visit about the claim, or to investigate the claim, or to pursue the claim. Also, the firm pays the expenses incurred to pursue the claim. Therefore, the case can be handled free of charge.

You can contact us about a possible Vaccine Injury  by visiting our Contact page . And you can learn more about the NVICP and the firm's representation of persons with possible Vaccine Injury claims by visiting the Vaccine Injury page and other articles in our Blog.